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Senior Software Engineer - Core Cloud Platform

LambdaSan Francisco Office (Fremont St)Data Center Business
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Salary
$230K - $346K USD
Job type
Full-time
Work mode
Remote
Posted
24 Sept 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

This opening is for a Senior Software Engineer - Core Cloud Platform at Lambda, based in the San Francisco office with remote flexibility. This position suits experienced technologists eager to build and operate advanced distributed systems powering large-scale GPU infrastructure.

Role Overview

As a Senior or Staff Software Engineer within the Cloud Services Engineering organization, the professional will create and manage platform capabilities for the AI cloud. Responsibilities include building compute control planes, managed Kubernetes, cloud APIs, identity management, and orchestration tools. The individual will guide full-cycle engineering from design and deployment to on-call support and continuous optimization.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and operate services, APIs, control planes, and platform capabilities that drive the AI cloud.
Address complex distributed systems challenges regarding state, consistency, concurrency, scheduling, failure recovery, and safe lifecycle management.
Manage the complete engineering lifecycle including planning, implementation, testing, rollout, and monitoring.
Elevate system availability, latency, throughput, and security as the platform scales significantly.
Convert operational incidents into lasting engineering enhancements through better automation and guardrails.
Collaborate across product, infrastructure, networking, security, and SRE teams to resolve technical dependencies.
Apply AI-assisted development tools responsibly to accelerate exploration while ensuring correctness and maintainability.

Requirements

Seven or more years of professional software engineering experience or equivalent impact building production systems.
Proficiency in at least one general-purpose programming language, with strong knowledge of concurrency, error handling, and testing.
Experience designing, building, and operating backend services, distributed systems, or platform infrastructure at scale.
Practical understanding of system design, data models, APIs, and production failure modes.
Demonstrated track record of owning complex technical work through delivery, monitoring, and incident response.
Strong ability to align cross-functional partners and build consensus around design tradeoffs.

Nice to Have

Two or more years of experience building cloud services or operating production systems on AWS, GCP, Azure, or similar cloud platforms.
Background working with Kubernetes, container orchestration, custom controllers, or cloud control planes.
Specialized knowledge in compute, storage, networking, identity and access, or database domains.
Experience with infrastructure automation, durable workflow systems, event-driven architectures, or infrastructure as code.
Familiarity with designing highly available, multi-region, or rapidly scaling distributed systems.
Exposure to GPU infrastructure, HPC environments, or large-scale AI and ML workloads.

Skills and Tools

Python
AWS
GCP
Azure
Kubernetes
Distributed Systems Architecture
API Development

Salary and Benefits

Annual salary range between $230,000 and $346,000 USD
Generous cash and equity compensation packages
Health, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
401(k) plan with a 2 percent company match for USA employees
Flexible paid time off policy

About the Company

Founded in 2012, the organization employs over 500 team members and is growing rapidly. Backed by prominent investors and technology leaders, the company is dedicated to making AI compute ubiquitous. Research contributions are regularly accepted at top machine learning and graphics conferences.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should visit the official company careers page to submit an application for this position.

Skills and tech stack

PythonAWSGCPAzureKubernetes

Questions candidates ask

What is the location requirement for this role?

This position requires presence in the San Francisco, San Jose, or Bellevue office location four days per week, with Tuesday designated as a work-from-home day.

What is the salary range for the Senior Software Engineer position?

The annual salary range is set between $230,000 and $346,000 USD, with exact figures depending on market data and candidate qualifications.

What level of experience is required to apply?

Candidates must have seven or more years of professional software engineering experience, or equivalent evidence of impact building production systems.

What programming languages are primarily used by the team?

The engineering team primarily works in Go and Python, and candidates are invited to interview using the language they know best.

What benefits are provided to employees?

Benefits include health, dental, and vision coverage, wellness and commuter stipends for select roles, a 401(k) plan with a 2 percent company match, and flexible paid time off.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official Lambda careers page.

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